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(E)‐ducation in St. Lucia: Myth or reality?

(E)‐ducation in St. Lucia: Myth or reality? There is an ongoing debate on the economic viability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the emerging e‐economy. The centrality of ICTs in the current development discourse, suggests that countries have little choice but to embrace ICTs as a pivotal element in their development strategy. As St. Lucia seeks to diversify its economy away from agriculture to a service‐based economy, it has become necessary to equip the next generation with the requisite e‐skills to help propel that country into the e‐age. The paper interrogates the socio‐economic implications of the relatively slow uptake of ICTs in secondary schools on the island. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development Emerald Publishing

(E)‐ducation in St. Lucia: Myth or reality?

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2042-5945
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Abstract

There is an ongoing debate on the economic viability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the emerging e‐economy. The centrality of ICTs in the current development discourse, suggests that countries have little choice but to embrace ICTs as a pivotal element in their development strategy. As St. Lucia seeks to diversify its economy away from agriculture to a service‐based economy, it has become necessary to equip the next generation with the requisite e‐skills to help propel that country into the e‐age. The paper interrogates the socio‐economic implications of the relatively slow uptake of ICTs in secondary schools on the island.

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World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 2010

Keywords: ICTs; Information communications technologies; Caribbean; St. Lucia; (E)‐ducation; Development; SIDS; Small island developing states

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